Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal HemorrhagePrevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
What measures can be taken to reduce the risk of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with peptic ulcer and variceal disease? Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
PPU: Prompt Surgery Critical for SurvivalPPU: Prompt Surgery Critical for Survival
Commentary on a study on the effect of surgical delay on survival in patients with perforated peptic ulcer, published in July 2013 in the British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Quizzes
With the following "Screening Quizzes" you can check symptoms to see if you may have a heartburn-related condition. With the "Test Your Knowledge" quizzes, you can test your knowledge of various disorders or see how much you know about preventing your heartburn.
Screening Quizzes
GERD Screening Quiz
Hiatal Hernia Screening Quiz
Peptic Ulcer Screening Quiz
Gastritis Screening Quiz
Gastroparesis Screening Quiz
Test Your Knowledge
Do you know how to prevent heartburn?
How Much Do You Know About Heartburn?
How Much Do You Know About Hiatal Hernias?
How Much Do You Know About Peptic Ulcers?
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - September 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes Is a Risk Factor for Peptic Ulcer BleedingDiabetes Is a Risk Factor for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Are patients with diabetes at an increased risk for developing peptic ulcer bleeding? This new study investigates. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: IV vs. Oral PPIs for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors
A meta-analysis suggests that … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 19, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
H. pylori infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - July 26, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
H. pylori infection signals less severe peptic ulcer disease
Outcomes of peptic ulcer bleeding tend to be better in people who test positive for Helicobacter pylori infection than in non-infected individuals, US researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - July 26, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
The End of Night by Paul Bogard – review
Would less artificial light be better for us all?The End of Night takes as its theme the rapid disappearance of darkness in our world or, more accurately, the growing encroachment of light. Night-time as our ancestors knew it, even as recently as the mid-20th century, is under fire. If the lights of the world stage now never quite go out, the question is how does this affect us, its audience, and the other forms of life that share our environment?The subject is a fertile one – though predictably the answers prove somewhat melancholy – and Bogard sets about his investigations with an energetic purposiveness and ent...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 14, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Salley Vickers Tags: Astronomy Culture Health Health, mind and body Reviews Books Cancer The Observer Environment Science and nature Wildlife Source Type: news
PNA clamping outperforms standard EGFR mutation detection
Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations can be reliably detected in a range of lung cancer samples using peptic nucleic acid clamping, South Korean researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - July 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
PNA clamping outperforms standard EGFR mutation detection
Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations can be reliably detected in a range of lung cancer samples using peptic nucleic acid clamping, South Korean researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Lung Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Lung Cancer - July 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
PNA clamping outperforms standard EGFR mutation detection
Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations can be reliably detected in a range of lung cancer samples using peptic nucleic acid clamping, South Korean researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - July 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
How Common Are Gastric Ulcers?
Discussion
The exact cause of gastric and upper intestinal inflammation and ulceration are not entirely understood. Imbalances between irritative factors and mucosal defenses underlie it. Gastric acid production is at adult levels by 3-4 years. Actual ulceration is associated with a lower acid secretion for gastric ulcerations but are increased in duodenal ulcerations in both adults and children. In adults changes to the mucus layer of the stomach and duodenum and bicarbonate secretion play a part in upper GI inflammation and ulcerations. Genetic studies have been linked to differences in both acid production, and mucosal ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
The Basics of Peptic Ulcers
Peptic ulcers can cause a variety of symptoms, and these vary from patient to patient. Some patients with ulcers have minimal, unusual, or even no symptoms at all. Others may have every symptom. This is why it is very important to consult your doctor if you have any concerns.
It is important to understand the causes of peptic ulcers. In the past, it was believed stress and diet caused peptic ulcers. Later, researchers stated stomach acids (hydrochloric acid and pepsin) contributed to the majority of ulcer formation. Today, however, research shows that most ulcers develop as a result of infection with a bacterium called ...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - June 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Linked to Peptic...
A new finding of a link between an anxiety disorder and peptic ulcer disease lends support to the view that this gastrointestinal disease and anxiety disorder may share a common link. In recent years, attention has focused on a more biological element with the identification of bacteria as a cause of peptic ulcers. (Psychosomatic Medicine, Nov/Dec-2002) (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - June 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
Considerations in the Analysis of Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry Data
We describe the fundamental parameters to be considered at each step along the way and how data processing, either by an individual or by software, must approach the analysis. (Source: Springer protocols feed by Protein Science)
Source: Springer protocols feed by Protein Science - May 16, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: news
